Hackalong by Twitch!

Calling all you creative geniuses!

Live streaming has taken the world by storm in the video game scene. Millions of people watch game streamers everyday and have transformed the world of Esports. Have you ever thought that a site like Twitch would have a live streaming platform for developers like you?

Welcome to Hackalong, a Twitch Community led Hackathon! We want to bring you into the world of live programming and show you the benefits of this community. This hackathon has been coordinated by many dedicated and active streamers on Twitch who share their passion for development through entertaining, and other unique ways.

We want you to come join us in our first ever online hackathon created for our communities to spread the knowledge of live programming and bring fresh minds into the community!

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Here's the Skinny:

Dates/Time

Start time: Saturday, August 11th, 2018 4:00am
End time: Sunday, August 12th, 2018 10am

Venue

Manoa Innovation Center

2800 Woodlawn Dr, Honolulu, HI 96822

Presentation Room #173 (will open from 9am on Saturday, 8/11)

Themes/Categories

The Hackathon will have three themes/categories and prizes for each:

• Free form (build whatever you want)

• The other two themes will be announced day of the Hackathon

Eligibility

• Open to all ages

• Teams must be 4 people or less

• Live stream your hackathon on Twitch (optional)

Submission Requirements

• A short description of your project

• The category you are submitting for

• The team members (if any) that participated in the project

• A link to your current codebase

• A 1-2 minute video demo demonstrating your project

Registration

• Sign up at https://hackalong.devpost.com/

• Visit Discord channel for news and updates https://discord.gg/ZjQXjjs 

Schedule

Saturday Aug 11

4am - Official Kick-Off, Theme announcement

9am - Manoa Innovation Center opens. Pitch ideas/form teams (if you haven't done so already)

Sunday Aug 12

4am - Pencils down, no more coding and submit projects

9am - Presentations at Manoa Innovation Center

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